Double deck wheel cover

Abstract

A double deck wheel cover includes an inner part, and an outer part. The inner part is detachably fitted on a central portion of a wheel. The outer part has spaced connecting plates projecting from the inner side through corresponding slots of the inner part. Tension springs are connected to the connecting plates at outer ends. Inner ends of the springs are connected to a steel ring secured to the inner part. The outer part has a larger diameter than the outer part so that an outer edge thereof covers a portion of a lateral side of a tire joined to the wheel, thus reducing thickness of visible portion of the tire lateral side to make the tire to look like a sport tire that has a relatively low aspect ratio, i.e. the proportion of the thickness of the lateral portion to the width of the tread of the tire.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A wheel cover, comprising 
       an inner part detachably fitted on a central portion of a wheel; the inner part having slots spaced near an outer edge thereof; an outer part having connecting plates sticking out from an inner side and spaced near an outer edge thereof; the outer part being detachably fitted on an outer side of the inner part with the connecting plates being passed through respective ones of the slots;  
       elastic members connecting the connecting plates to a steel ring secured to an inner side of the inner part to allow the outer part to be displaced relative to the inner part without falling off;  
       the outer part having an at least slightly larger diameter than the outer part so as to cover a portion of a lateral side of a tire joined to the wheel with the outer edge thereof thus reducing thickness of visible portion of the lateral side of the tire.  
     
     
       2. The wheel cover according to  claim 1 , wherein the outer part is provided with a plurality of gaps between an outer edge and a center thereof and the inner part is formed with a plurality of vent holes thereon. 
     
     
       3. The wheel cover according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the connecting plates of the outer part has an engaging bar on an inner end portion thereof; the engaging bars being disposed on the inner side of the inner part when the outer part is fitted on the inner park, thus engaging edges of the slots of the inner part to cause the inner part to move away from the wheel together with the outer part when the outer part is removed form the wheel. 
     
     
       4. The wheel cover according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the connecting plates of the outer part has at least two through holes for allowing outer ends of the elastic members to be connected to a selected one of same for adjustment of tension of the elastic members securing the outer part to the steel ring of the inner part. 
     
     
       5. The wheel cover according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastic members are tension springs.